Johannesburg: Product Manager posted by Restore Talent Solutions

About the Role

As our Product Manager, you will contribute directly to outcomes within the Product function at a Mid level in Johannesburg. This role involves hands-on delivery, stakeholder coordination, and maintaining standards across execution. You will be expected to communicate clearly, manage priorities responsibly, and drive steady improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver outcomes for Product with a strong focus on quality, timeliness, and clear ownership.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to clarify requirements, priorities, and handoffs before execution begins.
• Raise risks early, propose practical next steps, and keep delivery predictable for the wider team.
• Improve execution through documentation, checklists, and simple processes that reduce recurring issues.
• Maintain clean updates or artifacts needed for accountability, tracking, and planning.

Requirements

Experience & Background

• 4+ years of experience in a Product Manager, Delivery Product Owner, or similar role within a SaaS or technology environment.
• Proven track record of overseeing the delivery of software solutions with multiple stakeholders involved.
• Experience working in CRM platforms, customer-facing systems, or operational workflow tools.

Automotive & Domain Understanding

• Strong understanding of automotive business processes (dealer operations, OEM relationships, aftersales, fleet, or partner ecosystems).
• Ability to translate automotive customer needs into clear product requirements and execution plans.

Delivery & Execution Skills

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage priorities, timelines, and scope responsibly.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional delivery across engineering, support, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to raise risks early, drive resolution, and keep delivery predictable.

Technical & Integration Exposure

• Comfort working alongside technical teams on integrations, APIs, and third-party system dependencies.
• Ability to scope and support new product functions tied to customer workflows and operational needs.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in customer-facing environments.
• Ability to manage expectations across customers, OEMs, internal teams, and partners.
• Strong documentation habits (requirements, workflows, release notes, execution checklists).

Team & Customer Oversight

• Experience supporting or managing a small team of support or delivery agents.
• Strong customer orientation with the ability to balance immediate needs with long-term product standards.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information is not provided in the original job description.